Yes, there are times that the teachers in a school care more about a child than the parents that created them. And that's just sad.
The devil is, as always, in the details. There are also very, very bad schools and very bad teachers that I wouldn't trust to watch my dog. It is important that parents have the freedom to determine the best place for their kids (as you have done) but not stand in the way of other legitimate choices.
I do think that as a nation we are going towards more funded options for parents, and I think this is a good thing.
Who knows, maybe more parents would be more involved if they had more options other than home-school, private school (that they pay for), or public school.
>>Who knows, maybe more parents would be more involved if they had more options other than home-school, private school (that they pay for), or public school. <<
We are in full agreement there.
The problem is that schools blackmail parents into doing what they want with the kids. They have for years. Now you have parents who spend the majority of their day away from their parents. These people look at school as a total immersion because the schools have taken that role and run with it.
Wonder why people don’t parent? They have been basically told that they shouldn’t and don’t have to.